Sea ponies: do they need to breathe air or not?

[LadyMoondancer]

What do you think?  Obviously sea ponies can surface, but do they need air, or is it optional?

[Sakuyamon]

I think they are like dolphins...they are ponies and thereby mammals so it should work as with wales and dolphins I think.

[PandaBerryInSpace]

I never even considered this... But I think it's possible that they're more like dolphins than fish.

[scarletjul]

I'm going with that they need air, like dolphins and other sea mammals. 

[Ginger]

If I recall correctly, seahorses don't need to reach the surface for air... they are pretty sedentary and stay perched near the bottom. So I'd think sea ponies would be the same?

[Dludnerad]

it's more fun if they are like mermaids and can breathe water as well as air. That way they can have a town under the water where they all live and play.

It's not something the writers of the show or the creaters of the MLP world have really thought about so it can be however you like

[moonflower]

I think they would need to breathe air like dolphins. They are mammals, they have nostrils and no gills.

[bbassel]

I am saying they gon't only because they were shown to live ner the bottom and not have to surface regukarly. Only when they chose to.

[MANIMAL!]

it's more fun if they are like mermaids and can breathe water as well as air. That way they can have a town under the water where they all live and play.

It's not something the writers of the show or the creaters of the MLP world have really thought about so it can be however you like

Agreed--they're like mermaids.

Post Merge: April 28, 2013, 01:13:40 PM

Though the fact that babies have floatie rings might suggest otherwise.

[Jinxxy]

Dude, they have blowholes!!
Haha, well, perhaps that wasn't exactly the intention for that little hole, but that's always what I pictured!

[bbassel]

I forgot about the floaty rings

[SourdoughStomper]

Might they be amphibious? However, I'm in throwing my lot in with the mammal idea for now.

[Sabrina]

Awesome question! I've never thought about it before.... I'm going with the dolphin theory though.

[Jinxxy]

Another thing-The idea of their bodies feeling like a dolphin sounds nicer to me than the idea of them being fishy or amphibious. Soft and slick instead of slimy! Just my two bits though!

[Rosencrantz]

I believe they are like mud puppies and can breathe both air AND water.